New GRRM Update on ADWD

[crooksy73]

I don't think you're the only one BaDHaBiTt

[Clansman]

Originally Posted by BaDHaBiTt

the afterwords of AFFC GRRM made me believe that ADWD was almost complete.

Gosh, this is tempting, but I won't.

Welcome to the Chrons, BaDHaBiTt (that is very annoying to type). You wouldn't happen to be a fan of the punk rock band The Monks, would you?

You should hop to the introductions thread:
Introductions - Science Fiction Fantasy Chronicles: forums, and introduce yourself, and browse around here. GRRM is not the only game in town (good thing, too, or we wouldn't have read anything since 2004.)

[BaDHaBiTt]

thank you, thank you... I will browse that thread... If I may go a little off topic here.... A couple of years ago I read a fantasy novel written by a black author... Can anyone tell me if they know of any black fantasy author, because I can't remember his name or the name of the book, and I really want to read the next volume of that series.

-EDIT- Found it. David Anthony Durham, I really recommend his book

w*w.davidanthonydurham.com

[crooksy73]

Can you pm me with a few more details on this book please? What makes it so good - not heard of him before so by the sounds of things might be worth a try?

[BaDHaBiTt]

Originally Posted by crooksy73

Can you pm me with a few more details on this book please? What makes it so good - not heard of him before so by the sounds of things might be worth a try?

sorry, I'm not allowed to PM until I have more posts.

[The Imp]

Originally Posted by BaDHaBiTt

sorry, I'm not allowed to PM until I have more posts.

I'm sure you can just post the info right here. Others will surely be interested as well.

[BaDHaBiTt]

well, the easiest way to give you info is to visit the authors website, which I posted earlier. I really recommend his work.

[Werthead]

He's a historical fiction author who's switched to writing fantasy. The trilogy is called ACACIA and consists of THE WAR AGAINST THE MEIN, THE OTHER LANDS and THE SACRED BAND, which is due out later this year. I haven't read it, but it's been well-received in general. GRRM himself has said it's excellent.

[The Imp]

Originally Posted by Werthead

He's a historical fiction author who's switched to writing fantasy. The trilogy is called ACACIA and consists of THE WAR AGAINST THE MEIN, THE OTHER LANDS and THE SACRED BAND, which is due out later this year. I haven't read it, but it's been well-received in general. GRRM himself has said it's excellent.

Thank you

[Boaz]

Originally Posted by BaDHaBiTt

Can anyone tell me if they know of any black fantasy author

By the description, I thought you meant even darker than dark fantasy, i.e. black fantasy. You know, something more than juvenile fantasy, high fantasy, or historical fantasy... uh, black fantasy. After looking up the author, David Durham, and reading a review of Acacia, I now know you meant black (African-American) author of fantasy. Was it just me that misunderstood? Man, how the world changes. When I was a kid, everyone was red, brown, yellow, black, or white. Just when I get used to the current terms... someone slips an old one in on me. Well, from the review and the fact that Wert said GRRM liked Acacia... I might be trying it soon.

[Ursa major]

Funny how different eras have different effects. For instance, it's clear, just from the novel's title, that Acacia: The War with the Mein was written in the Bush era.




Seriously, though: one can see from the Wiki article why GRRM might like it:

The novel is notable for the complexity of Durham's imagined world, one in which political, economic, mythological and morally ambiguous forces all influence the fates of the ethnically and culturally diverse population.

[BaDHaBiTt]

Originally Posted by Boaz

By the description, I thought you meant even darker than dark fantasy, i.e. black fantasy. You know, something more than juvenile fantasy, high fantasy, or historical fantasy... uh, black fantasy. After looking up the author, David Durham, and reading a review of Acacia, I now know you meant black (African-American) author of fantasy. Was it just me that misunderstood? Man, how the world changes. When I was a kid, everyone was red, brown, yellow, black, or white. Just when I get used to the current terms... someone slips an old one in on me. Well, from the review and the fact that Wert said GRRM liked Acacia... I might be trying it soon.

sorry, english is not my native language so I may not be up to date with the current politically correct racial terms....

[Boaz]

Your English is fine. My problem is that I'm not fluent in my native language.

[Clansman]

I read Acacia. A good book generally, but the characters were uninspiring. I just didn't care what happened to them.

Good threadjack, btw. Might as well have something to do while waiting for the next update on ADWD.

[The Imp]

For anyone that didn't get the Skull Island reference in GRRM's latest Not A Blog posting, it's the home of King Kong